Huntsville gazette., 1887-02-19
Is THERE ANY HOPE7

New and Important Opinions OF Pulmo-
nary Experts-Can the Universal Con-
sumption Be Successfully Treated7
Dr. Borgeon, leading French doctor,
has new treatment for consumption
He gives an enema of carbolic acid ana
suiphuretted hydrogen gases, the latter ef
gas carrying the former into every part OF
the throat and lungs.
This treatment, too, Is directed at effects
the cause remains undlsturbed.
What this cause is has been stated by per-
haps the highest pulmonary authority. in
the world, 1. e., the Brompton Hospital for
Consumptives, in London, Eng.
This malady every year carries of from
one-seventh to one-fifth of the entire popu-
lation of Englandl
DR.. Payne, M. d., NJ. r. c. p, London, IS
authority for this statement.
The same or greater proportion OF
deaths obtains in America
DIR. Payne also says that one-half the
total mum ber of deaths from all other causes
have seeds of this disease in the system
which only require some irrltant to develop!
DR.. Hermann Brehmer, an eminent Ger
man authority, says that consumption is
caused by deficient nutrition of the lungs,
by poor blood.
These authorities can not be disputed.
The medical world recognizes them. The
uric acid is the irritant in the blood that
causes the development OF the seeds which
Every particle of blood which passes
through the lungs and heart, also goes
through the kidneys, and If they are IN the
least deranged they can not rid the blood
of its killing poison. The thousand little
hair-like sewer tubes of the kidneys very
easily get blocked up and diseased; and
when they do, they corrupt instead OF pu-
rifying the blood. Kidney disease may ex-
ist, and yet no pain occur in that organ,
because it is deficient in nerves OF sensa-
ton.
Dip your finger in acld every day and it
soon testers and Is destroyed Send acid
poisoned blood through the lungs every
second, and they soon give way.
The Brompton Hospital investigation
showed that so per cent. OF the victims OF
consumption were afflicted with deranged
kidneys, which permitted the uric acid
poison to remain in the blood and irritate
the lungs. This uric acid is always fight
ing every vital organ, and If there be any
inherent weakness in the lungs 1t lneVlta-
bly, causes pneumonia, cough and con sump-
ton.
The real cause of pulmonary troubles be-
ing so authoritatiVely shown to be faulty
even though unsupported action Of the kid
neys, explains why, in order to master the
dreaded consumption, one must rid the
blood OF the uric acid irritant which IN
flames and burns up the lung substance.
For this purpose there is nothing equal to
llldU SICdU SpSCIllC, w otlC SuiOs
This remedy has now the favor of medical
men all over the world purely on its mer-
its. We have no doubt that If the kidneys
are kept in natural action, consumption
and great many other diseases, caused
by uric acid, will not only be cured but
will be prevented.
When the kidney is healthy, no albumen
appears in the water but albumen IS found
in the water Of more than half Of those
who die of consumption
This, then, is the condition Of things
that always precedes consumption: First,
weakened kidneys; second, retained uric
acid, poisoning the blood; third, the de-
velopment of disease in the lungs by the
irritant acids passing through them. Then
there is little cough in the morning; !;
soon thick, yellow matter is spit up, fol-
lowed by loss of flesh and strength, with
dreadful night sweats; and when the pa
tient goes to his school physician for help,
he is put on cod liver oil which his
stomach, weakened also by uric acid in the
blood, can not digest Because there is no
pain present in the kidneys, the patient
does not think they are affected, but the
kidney acid is doing it's work every
minute, every hour, day and night, and
by-and-by the disease of the lungs has ad-
vanced until pus is developed, then come
nemorrhages, and at last the CLASSY stare
which denotes that the end is near
post-mortem examination Of such
cases shows that the terrible uric acid has
completely destroyed the substance of the
lung.
1t is impossible to cure lung disease when
the blood is poisoned with uric acid.